Pure EE or EE mix roo?

[Illia]

She's 100% Easter Egger.


If you got them from the same source, he is too.

 

[Delmar]

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So I checked his feet and his palms are gray. He did originate at the same hatchery as the hen though. McMurry, I think.

 

[Illia]

He's an Easter Egger.

 

[Delmar]

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I was getting sort of excited when I thought I had an Ameraucana, but in light of the fact that all my EE birds are mutts I am reevaluating my breeding strategy. I was just going to go with a mutt flock and add a new an interesting roo every year, but I think I have a better plan.

Right now I have 3 Barred Rock hens, 1 RIR and 1 EE. So for now, I can tell the breed of the mother just by looking at each egg. So when I use a Barred Rock roo, I will only collect eggs from the Barred Rock and the EE. When I use a RIR roo, I will only collect eggs from the RIR and the EE. When I use the EE roo I will collect eggs from everybody!

 

[draye]

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I was getting sort of excited when I thought I had an Ameraucana, but in light of the fact that all my EE birds are mutts I am reevaluating my breeding strategy. I was just going to go with a mutt flock and add a new an interesting roo every year, but I think I have a better plan.

Right now I have 3 Barred Rock hens, 1 RIR and 1 EE. So for now, I can tell the breed of the mother just by looking at each egg. So when I use a Barred Rock roo, I will only collect eggs from the Barred Rock and the EE. When I use a RIR roo, I will only collect eggs from the RIR and the EE. When I use the EE roo I will collect eggs from everybody!

How's the project going?

 

[Delmar]

I won't be doing any more new hatches till spring.